Saturday, 25 July 2009

Birder's Bonus 55



In Oxwich, got some nice shots of Linnet (Acanthis cannabina) returning with food and House martin (Delichon urbica) in a feeding frenzy over the dunes. The following day, in Bynea, Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) were desperately eating thistle seeds in the pouring rain.

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Sandwich Island Saga 62. Wind turbines and birds

Research in Norway has revealed that painting one blade of a wind turbine black, greatly reduces the number of bird collisions. ...